This international-rate stamp in the Scenic American Landscapes series features a photograph of Zion National Park by Richard Cummins of Temecula, CA. The photograph reveals layers of sedimentary rock that reflect the park’s geologic origins in the slickrock area on the east side of the park.
The text on the stamp reads, “Zion National Park, Utah.”
The stamp was designed by Ethel Kessler of Bethesda, MD. All 40 million stamps will be available in sheets of 20 go on sale June 28. The stamp is good for mailing postcards and letters weighing up to one ounce to Mexico.
Issue Type: Definitive
Issue City: Washington, DC 20066
Issue Date: June 28, 2009
Issue Series: Scenic American Landscapes
Ordering First-Day-of-Issue Postmarks
Customers have 60 days to obtain the first-day-of-issue postmark by mail. They may purchase new stamps at their local Post Office, at the Postal Store website at www.usps.com/shop, or by calling 800-STAMP-24. After applying the first-day-of-issue postmark, the Postal Service will return the envelopes through the mail. There is no charge for the postmark. Customers should affix the stamps to envelopes of their choice, address the envelopes to themselves or others, and place them in a larger envelope addressed to the following addresses. Orders must be postmarked by the date in parentheses.
Zion National Park, UT, Stamp (Sept. 1, 2009)
Special Cancellations
PO Box 92282
Washington, DC 20090-2282
Ordering First-Day Covers
Stamp Fulfillment Services also offers first-day covers for new stamp issues and Postal Service stationery items postmarked with the official first-day-of-issue cancellation. Each item has an individual catalog number and is offered in the quarterly USA Philatelic catalog. Customers may request a free catalog by calling 800-STAMP-24 or writing to:
Information Fulfillment
Dept. 6270
U.S. Postal Service
PO Box 219014
Kansas City, MO 64121-9014
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